Suffering from inexplicable sores & excruciating pain since he was 5 years old, August searched to uncover what plagued so many years of his life and threatened his mobility.  His dreams of a musical theater career quickly faded away as his condition worsened, so August decided to challenge the constant silencing of his symptoms and fight the cause of the irreversible physical damage.

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If you’re looking for more information on Behcet’s, you can check out the American Behcet’s Disease Association by heading to www.behcets.com. You can also find August Rocha on Instagram & TikTok @WithLoveAugust.